Unit 3

Part I: Listen and Learn 1

Click on the speaker icon of each sentence and listen to the recording. The Chinese
characters are in big5 format.
 　
1.      Nǐ hǎo! [Hello! 你 好﹗]
2.      Zhè shì wǒ bàba. [This is my father. 这 是 我 爸 爸。]
3.      Tā zài Zhōnggú. [He is in China. 他 在 中 国。]
4.      Tā bù gōngzuò, tuìxiū le. [He does not work. He has retired.
他 不 工 作﹐退 休 了

Unit 3
Part I: Listen and Learn 2
Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
Chinese characters are in big5 format.

1. Zhè shì wǒ dìdi. [This is my (younger) brother. 这 是 我 弟 弟。]

2. Tā yě zài Zhóngguó. [He is also in China. 他 也 在 中 国。]

3. Tā shì gōngchéngshī. [He is an engineer. 他 是 工 程 師。]
4. Tā zài Shànghài gōngzuò. [He works in Shanghai. 他 在 上 海 工 作。]

Notes:

'zài'...gōngzuò' means 'to work somewhere'. 'zài' here serves as a preposition. Pay
attention to the position of a prepositional phrase in the sentence. In Chinese it
occurs before the verb.
 Unit 3
Part I: Listen and Learn 3
Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
Chinese characters are in big5 format.
 

1. Zhè shì wǒ tàitai. [This is my wife. 这 是 我 太 太。]

2. Tā yě shì lǎoshī. [She is also a teacher. 她 也 是 老 師。]

3. Tā zài Davis gōngzuò. [She works in Davis (California). 她 在 Davis 工
作。]

Unit 3
Part I: Listen and Learn 4
Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
Chinese characters are in big5 format.
 

1. Zhè shì shéi? [Who is this? 这 是 谁﹖]

2. Zhè shì Wáng Xiǎohuá. [This is Wang Xiaohua. 这 是 王 小 華。]

3. Tā shì xuésheng. [He is a students. 他 是 学 生。]
4. Tā yǒu jiějie ma? [Does he have a sister? 他 有 姐 姐 吗﹖]
5. Yǒu. Tā yǒu yí ge jiějie, méiyou mèimei, gēge, dìdi. [Yes, he has an (elder)
sister. He doesn't have (younger) sisters, (elder) brothers and (younger) brothers.
有﹐他 有 一 个 姐 姐﹐沒 有 妹 妹﹑哥 哥﹑弟 弟。]
6. Tā jiějie zài nálǐ gōngzuò? [Where does his sister work?
他 姐 姐 在 哪 裡 工作﹖]
7. Tā zài Běijīng gōngzuò, shì gōngchégshī. [She works in Beijing. She is an
engineer.
她 在 北 京 工 作。她 是 工 程 師。]
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 Unit 3
Part I: Listen and Learn 5
Click on the speaker icon of the following sentences and listen to the recording. The
Chinese characters are in big5 format.
  

1. Zhè shì shéi? [Who is this? 这 是 谁﹖]

2. Zhè shì Xiè lǎoshī de érzi. [This is Prof. Xie's son. 这 是 谢 老 師 的 儿子。]
3. Tā zài nálǐ gōngzuò. [Where does he work? 他 在 哪 裡 工 作﹖]
4. Tā zài Ohio gōngzuò. [He works in Ohio. 他 在 Ohio 工 作。]

Notes:
 'de' is a possessive marker. 'Xiè lǎoshī de érzi' means 'Prof. Xie's son'. When the
relationship is very close, the word 'de' is optional. For example, 'wǒ bàba, wǒ
māma, tā péngyou' and etc.
 Pay particular attention to the position of a location word in a sentence. In
Chinese location words usually occur before the verb. Please compare the
following Chinese and English counterparts:
o He works in Shanghai.
o Tā zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò.

Unit 3
Part III Practice Makes Perfect
Can you say the following sentences in Chinese? If you forget, click on the following
English sentences.
 He is in China.
 He works in Shanghai.
 I have an elder sister.
 I have two younger brothers.
 I don't have younger sisters.
 He doesn't work.
 He has retired.
 My elder brother is an enginner.
 Where does your wife work?
 She also works in Shangha